USDJPY – larger bulls started to lose traction; deeper drop to sideline intervention risk
The pair is holding in red for the second consecutive day, as larger bulls were hurt by fresh risk aversion, with overbought daily studies prompting traders to start collecting profits.
Bulls probed through Fibo resistance at 146.10…
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Cable eases on downbeat UK data, but needs to clear key supports to signal reversal
GBPUSD dips on Friday morning following much bigger than expected drop in UK retail sales, which fell by 3.2% in July after 1.6% drop in June and strongly beating forecast for 2.2% fall.
Traders sold pound after downbeat data further…
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Aussie dollar hit new multi-month low, but bears faced strong headwinds
Australian dollar spiked to the lowest since early November on Wednesday, hit by downbeat Australia’s labor data (employment fell by 14.6K in July after 31.6K increase in June and well below forecast for 15K increase, while unemployment…
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Gold – deeper drop to be expected on firm break of key $1900 support zone
Gold price edged higher in European trading on Thursday, after hitting five-month low ($1889) in Asia.
Wednesday’s close below key supports at $1900 zone (200DMA - $1905; Fibo 38.2% of $1614/$2080 - 1902; psychological - $1900 and former…
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Euro cracks key supports after overall hawkish Fed minutes
The Euro hit new 5 ½ week low in Asia on Thursday and generated fresh bearish signal on Wednesday’s close below important Fibo support at 1.0879 (61.8% of 1.0635/1.1275) and probe below rising daily cloud (spanned between 1.0887 and…
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Crude oil under pressure from China concerns but bears face headwinds from significant technical…
WTI oil remains at the back foot and keep pressuring pivotal supports at $80.90/66 (20DMA / Fibo 23.6% of $67.02/$84.87) where pullback from new 2023 high ($84.87 of Aug 10) faced increased headwinds.
Oil prices came under increased…
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Larger bears may take a breather as daily studies are oversold
Wednesday’s Asian / European action was so far shaped in a long-legged Doji candle, signaling indecision, as oversold conditions on daily chart suggest some profit-taking after the pair was in a steep fall in past four weeks (down around…
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Sterling rises after inflation data and generates initial reversal signal
Cable accelerated higher on Wednesday morning after UK inflation data showed that price pressures continue to ease, bur core inflation remains elevated and close to its record high, warning that the Bank of England would need to further…
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UK inflation cools further in July but core CPI remains elevated
UK inflation eased further in July, but core CPI was unchanged from June and stayed close to all-time high, keeping the policymakers under pressure for possible further policy tightening.
Britain’s consumer prices extended drop from the…
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Weak China’s economic data add to fears of recovery slowdown and prompt the central bank to cut key…
Weaker than expected Chinese economic data released today, came in extension of recent downbeat figures and added to pessimistic outlook, prompting the central bank to cut rates and support economic growth.
Slowdown in key sectors…
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